Forced Sterilizations and Maternal Health in the Canadian Context
Maternal Health Task Force
JUNE 1, 2024
Intergenerational trauma is defined as “the way in which trauma experienced in one generation affects the health and well-being of descendants of future generations”. A long-standing practice in Canada that has resulted in intergenerational trauma is the forced sterilization of Indigenous women. In 1928, Alberta introduced the Sexual Sterilization Act that disproportionately targeted Indigenous women.
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